Acts 5:1-11 But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession, 2 And kept back part of the price, his wife also being privy to it, and brought a certain part, and laid it at the apostles' feet. 3 But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost, and to keep back part of the price of the land? 4 Whiles it remained, was it not thine own? and after it was sold, was it not in thine own power? why hast thou conceived this thing in thine heart? thou hast not lied unto men, but unto God. 5 And Ananias hearing these words fell down, and gave up the ghost: and great fear came on all them that heard these things. 6 And the young men arose, wound him up, and carried him out, and buried him. 7 And it was about the space of three hours after, when his wife, not knowing what was done, came in. 8 And Peter answered unto her, Tell me whether ye sold the land for so much? And she said, Yea, for so much. 9 Then Peter said unto her, How is it that ye have agreed together to tempt the Spirit of the Lord? behold, the feet of them which have buried thy husband are at the door, and shall carry thee out. 10 Then fell she down straightway at his feet, and yielded up the ghost: and the young men came in, and found her dead, and, carrying her forth, buried her by her husband. 11 And great fear came upon all the church, and upon as many as heard these things.
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“ More Hidden Gems of God’s Wondrous Gospel ” Wow so edifying and powerful! I had never considered the difference between Cain and Abel’s sacrifices before God in the way Brother Tom highlights. Thank you brother for more light. An important point many of us may have missed is how God declared in Genesis 3:17 the ground was cursed for Adam’s transgression. Yet blind and willful Cain disregarded this and sought to impress the thrice-holy Lord with the filth of his efforts and toil and produce of the land. Abel on the other hand surely recalled how that God graciously covered the sinful condition of our first parents in Genesis 3:21 with skins, which many Bible commentators agree first were skins from a lamb and secondly that served as a type of the covering for sin that Christ, the spotless Lamb of God, would provide for His people’s sins. So Abel sought a covering from God as well by offering the lamb for he surely recognized God’s grace-filled provision in covering sin which Abel knew he could not do himself. Hallelujah!
Tom Harding is pastor of Zebulon Grace Church located at 6088 Zebulon Highway, Pikeville, Kentucky 41501. You may also contact him by telephone at (606) 631-9053, or e-mail taharding@mikrotec.com. The website address is www.henrytmahan.com.
